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Monday, January 11, 2010

Around the Internet and Around the World

Greg Maddux has signed with the Cubs! He likely will slot nicely into the fifth starter spot the office next to Jim Hendry's, acting as the GM's "go-fer" -- scouting pitching prospect or potential signees, advising current players/prospects, and occasionally painting the corners with 87 MPH fastballs that leave the batters befuddled (I wish).

Nonetheless, I'm just happy to have Maddux back in Chi-Town. Maybe the self-proclaimed video game nerd will host some sort of video game tournament? I can dream, can't I?

The Reds (surprisingly) sign Aroldis Chapman, the hot prospect Cuban-defector. This could mean big things for the Reds they win 1 out of every 5 games in 2011.

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What is Sabermetrics?

Put simply, it is the form of statistical analysis Chicago sports teams should be using. Instead, like the turn of the century days of Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, the fans, the pundits, and at times even the organization appear to rely on statistical tools more than a century old: batting average, earned run average, and wins and losses. Sabermetrics is a combination of economics, statistics, and hardy logic -- best taken with a tankard of open-mindedness.

This blog, therefore, is an attempt to show that fans of Chicago Sports refuse to abide by primitive analysis a moment longer. It is a call to reasoning and in-depth statistical investigation, to optimized management of team resources, and to congenial debate about the means of achieving success.